Back in the fifteenth century in Nuremberg lived a family with eighteen children. They were so poor that two children, who wanted to pursue their talent for
26 knew their father would never be
27 able to send either of them to Nuremberg to study at the Academy.
So they tossed (掷) a coin. Albrecht Durer, the younger,
28 the toss and went off to Nuremberg. Albert went down into the dangerous
29 and for the next four years, financed his brother, who did so well that his works were even better than those of most of his
30 . By the time he graduated, he was beginning to earn
31 fees by drawing for wealthy people. When the young artist returned home, at dinner he drank a
32 to his beloved brother for the years of
33 that had enabled him to fulfill his
34 .He said, “Albert, my blessed brother, now it is your
35 to go to Nuremberg to pursue your dream, and I will take care of you.”
With tears in his eyes, Albert held his hands close to his right cheek and said, “No, brother, I cannot go. Look... look what four years in the mines have done to my
36 !The bones in every finger have been
37 at least once. Lately I have been suffering from arthritis (关节炎) so badly in my right hand that I cannot even hold a
38 to return your toast, much less make delicate （细腻的）lines with a pen or a brush. No, brother..., for me it is too
39 .”
Deeply moved, Albrecht painstakingly drew his brother’s
40 hands with palms（手掌） together and thin fingers stretched skyward. He called his powerful drawing
41 “Hands”, to which the entire world immediately opened their hearts and later they
42 it “ the Praying Hands”.
The next time when you see a copy of that
43 creation, take a second look. Let it be your
44 , if you still need one, that no one ever makes it
45 !
| 小题1: | | A．assistance | B．art | C．science | D．dreaming |
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| 小题2: | | A．fundamentally | B．frequently | C．financially | D．flexibly |
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| 小题3: | | A．won | B．lost | C．ended | D．started |
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| 小题4: | | A．mountains | B．oceans | C．deserts | D．mines |
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| 小题5: | | A．classmates | B．colleagues | C．professors | D．brothers |
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| 小题6: | | A．convenient | B．considerable | C．considerate | D．confident |
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| 小题7: | | A．beer | B．drink | C．drop | D．toast |
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| 小题8: | | A．selfish donation | B．no education | C．hard work | D．rich experience |
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| 小题9: | | A．attempt | B．ambition | C．appointment | D．assessment |
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| 小题10: | | A．turn | B．dream | C．kindness | D．hope |
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| 小题11: | | A．health | B．body | C．mind | D．hands |
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| 小题12: | | A．injured | B．strengthened | C．sharpened | D．used |
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| 小题13: | | A．knife | B．spoon | C．glass | D．pen |
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| 小题14: | | A．urgent | B．unnecessary | C．messy | D．late |
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| 小题15: | | A．overused | B．dark | C．wide | D．fragile, |
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| 小题16: | | A．seriously | B．simply | C．carefully | D．gently |
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| 小题17: | | A．sold | B．bought | C．found | D．renamed |
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| 小题18: | | A．longing | B．touching | C．challenging | D．disturbing |
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| 小题19: | | A．reminder | B．aid | C．guide | D．coach |
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| 小题20: | | A．along | B．aside | C．alone | D．aware |
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